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Georgetown University ‘appalled’ by department chair’s call for Iran to strike U.S. base

Islamic Studies Professor Jonathan Brown: ‘I’m not an expert, but I assume Iran could still get a bomb easily. I hope Iran does some symbolic strike on a base’

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Georgetown University students take part in a campus protest against the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2024.

Georgetown University administration said it was “appalled” after a prominent faculty member called for Iran to conduct a “symbolic strike” on a U.S. military base in a social media post on Sunday.  

“We are reviewing this matter to...

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